Sets Mondain to Sets Insane?

unifreak7 · 2006-02-18, 02:55 AM

Hey everyone,

I'm curious to know what size stair set do you start to consider it to be insane. Personally I think that a 5 set is mondain and a 6 set is insane. (Well, every stair set is different but yeah.) This is mostly disreguarding tricks. That's just what I was thinking about. Six sets are the hotts!

-Shaun Johanneson

skate4flip · 2006-02-18, 03:09 AM

I just jumped a kind of big 6 stair the other day (picture below). It was hard because i only had enough room to pedal 2 revolutions. I think 7 or 8 stairs is when it starts getting insane, depending the size of the step. maybe 6s too.

manon1wheel · 2006-02-18, 03:30 AM

never tried more than 5 stairs... i landed it my first time. too scared to try anything bigger lol

MilkParrot · 2006-02-18, 03:42 AM

I like 5s, but I'd like to know what the most stairs cleared record is atm.

juggle508 · 2006-02-18, 04:18 AM

I think the most stairs cleared is like 12 or 13.....I think that 6 is pretty big and it just gets better from there.

KH.

ntappin · 2006-02-18, 04:37 AM

Four sets are the biggest I have done, and eight seem like the point where I start to think people are insane, but it really depends on the stairs. Actualy alot of six sets I see look pretty insane but they still seem doable, just not ready to try them without splined cranks.

koebwil · 2006-02-18, 07:09 AM

I've cleared a seven. I consider it a big set if I can't clear it.

James_Potter · 2006-02-18, 07:18 AM

6 is getting towards insanity...I've cleared a 7, and that felt really insane. I want to try an 8 stair, but theres no good ones around here that I can find.

trials2k · 2006-02-18, 09:28 AM

Thomas Petracco gaps down a huge 10 set in one of his Koxx vids!!

Erant · 2006-02-18, 09:47 AM

I've done a 5 set, and that's pretty easy. Can't really find any good 6+ sets here.

Loosemoose · 2006-02-18, 12:58 PM

I've 180'd a 5 set, that felt pretty insane at the time, but I did land it 2nd time and then 2 more after that. I've landed a 7 set once, but the steps are really narrow so it was only 3-4ft of distance. That was def. Insane, I only tried it after watching defect a billion times then going riding. Haven't managed to pluck up the courage to try it again, I might do it and film it today.

EDIT: Remembered I filmed (DIVX) the original 7 set. You can see how short the distance is by the fact I drop from static. (For those not wanting to see my 'build up the courage' prehops, the actual drop starts at 19 seconds)

Loose.

unicycle dave · 2006-02-18, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juggle508

I think the most stairs cleared is like 12 or 13.....I think that 6 is pretty big and it just gets better from there.

KH.

before i tried that i would make sure i have life insurance

just joking

Fuego · 2006-02-18, 03:13 PM

wow, people think six is insane? I've got a couple sixes (easy ones) and I'm going to do this bigger one that I found when it warms up. five is pretty mundane, and I think eight is insane. I've looked at an eight, but there's no way I'll do it soon. I need to work my 180s for bigger sets though. I'm only at big 4sets now.

mango · 2006-02-18, 05:15 PM

If youre just talking about cruising down a stair set normal (no tricks) then anything over 10 is pretty insane. But at what point do you guys draw the line? I do see some skill in going big but not enough to justify the damage im doing to my uni (and maybe knees?). Perhaps id do just one HUGE stair set just for a video and thats it. That really hits it home for skeptacle non-uniers too.

What i appreciate alot more are tricks down 5sets to about 7 sets.

MHO

forrestunifreak · 2006-02-18, 05:30 PM

I can easily do fives, easy, but I've never done 6+, mainly beacuse there just aren't any around here.

For me, 6 is big because I've never done it, but from what I've seen I would say 8 is starting insane.

2006-02-18, 02:55 AM	#1
unifreak7 No hops! All flow. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Dakota, USA Age: 25 Posts: 1,573	Sets Mondain to Sets Insane? Hey everyone, I'm curious to know what size stair set do you start to consider it to be insane. Personally I think that a 5 set is mondain and a 6 set is insane. (Well, every stair set is different but yeah.) This is mostly disreguarding tricks. That's just what I was thinking about. Six sets are the hotts! -Shaun Johanneson __________________ Check out my channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/BendableCard

2006-02-18, 03:09 AM	#2
skate4flip Street Freestyle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: IL Age: 21 Posts: 987	I just jumped a kind of big 6 stair the other day (picture below). It was hard because i only had enough room to pedal 2 revolutions. I think 7 or 8 stairs is when it starts getting insane, depending the size of the step. maybe 6s too. Attached Images __________________ Reply 23K, 25K, post 29K, reply 37K, post 41K, post 47K, and reply 61K in most replys!!! My Gallery UPDATED 06/19/07 Last edited by skate4flip; 2006-02-18 at 03:10 AM.

2006-02-18, 07:09 AM	#7
koebwil Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 1,148	I've cleared a seven. I consider it a big set if I can't clear it. __________________ "I used to eat erasers in grade school...." James_Potter come to my gallery. I'm on my space now too

2006-02-18, 09:28 AM	#9
trials2k Live and Die Trials Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 424	Thomas Petracco gaps down a huge 10 set in one of his Koxx vids!! __________________ One Wheel, One Foot, Why Not !!??

2006-02-18, 09:47 AM	#10
Erant I know how to change this title! Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Netherlands, Noord Holland, Alkmaar Age: 26 Posts: 332	I've done a 5 set, and that's pretty easy. Can't really find any good 6+ sets here. __________________ "There is power in your wall sockets, too, but I don't recommend that you plug yourself in to learn a 540 unispin." - Harper

2006-02-18, 03:30 AM	#3
manon1wheel dude... Join Date: May 2005 Location: Arizona Age: 21 Posts: 1,872	never tried more than 5 stairs... i landed it my first time. too scared to try anything bigger lol

2006-02-18, 03:42 AM	#4
MilkParrot Midnight Unicyclist Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Austin Posts: 86	I like 5s, but I'd like to know what the most stairs cleared record is atm.

2006-02-18, 04:37 AM	#6
ntappin Ask me about the Ottawa unicyclists Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 4,016	Four sets are the biggest I have done, and eight seem like the point where I start to think people are insane, but it really depends on the stairs. Actualy alot of six sets I see look pretty insane but they still seem doable, just not ready to try them without splined cranks.

2006-02-18, 07:18 AM	#8
James_Potter Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The skinny part of Idaho Age: 24 Posts: 10,606	6 is getting towards insanity...I've cleared a 7, and that felt really insane. I want to try an 8 stair, but theres no good ones around here that I can find.

2006-02-18, 12:58 PM	#11
Loosemoose Coco... thanks guys. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Oxfordshire, England, UK Age: 27 Posts: 1,024	I've 180'd a 5 set, that felt pretty insane at the time, but I did land it 2nd time and then 2 more after that. I've landed a 7 set once, but the steps are really narrow so it was only 3-4ft of distance. That was def. Insane, I only tried it after watching defect a billion times then going riding. Haven't managed to pluck up the courage to try it again, I might do it and film it today. EDIT: Remembered I filmed (DIVX) the original 7 set. You can see how short the distance is by the fact I drop from static. (For those not wanting to see my 'build up the courage' prehops, the actual drop starts at 19 seconds) Loose. __________________ Vice President - Southampton University Circus Society "Come on you target for far away laughter, come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine..." - Pink Floyd Last edited by Loosemoose; 2006-02-18 at 01:00 PM.

2006-02-18, 05:15 PM	#14
mango unity - as 1 stand together Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: a sailboat in the Pacific Posts: 872	If youre just talking about cruising down a stair set normal (no tricks) then anything over 10 is pretty insane. But at what point do you guys draw the line? I do see some skill in going big but not enough to justify the damage im doing to my uni (and maybe knees?). Perhaps id do just one HUGE stair set just for a video and thats it. That really hits it home for skeptacle non-uniers too. What i appreciate alot more are tricks down 5sets to about 7 sets. MHO __________________ Neener, neener, neener. -harper

2006-02-18, 05:30 PM	#15
forrestunifreak is in college. and on magazines. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montana, USA Age: 23 Posts: 8,071	I can easily do fives, easy, but I've never done 6+, mainly beacuse there just aren't any around here. For me, 6 is big because I've never done it, but from what I've seen I would say 8 is starting insane. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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